Lonely Trees (2017)

Darên bitenê is a fascinating documentary exploring the “dengbej” musical heritage of the singers, poets and storytellers from Northern Syria’s region. Featuring a stunning scenery of poetic landscapes, the film is interlaced with stories of Kurdish and Assyrian songs that narrate the long history of love and suffering of this semi-autonomous region.

Released Jan. 1, 2017 43 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.kurdistan, tmdb.kurdish, tmdb.traditional-culture, tmdb.rojava, tmdb.oral-tradition

Production Companies: Komîna Fîlm a Rojava

Country: Syria
Production Country: Syria
Languages: Kurdish, Arabic